This Regulation provides for policies related to the procurement, circulation, sale and control of locally-made and imported hazardous materials in order to control their abuse that may cause disturbance to health, human safety, animals, plants and the environment. The Regulation specifies the types of hazardous materials produced domestically or imported, regulates the distribution of hazardous materials, sets out the conditions for distribution, and gives provisions on the packaging and labelling. Distributors and retailers of hazardous materials shall have a Permit to Trade Hazardous Materials as provided for in the text.